The incredible shrinking man /
When Scott Carey encounters a mysterious radioactive mist on a boating trip, he soon finds his life taking on a bizarre and frightening twist. His physical size begins to diminish as he shrinks to a mere two inches. Suddenly, ordinary household situations loom over him with lethal intensity, a playf...
| Other Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
| Published: |
[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2021]
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| Edition: | Blu-ray edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
1100. |
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| Summary: | When Scott Carey encounters a mysterious radioactive mist on a boating trip, he soon finds his life taking on a bizarre and frightening twist. His physical size begins to diminish as he shrinks to a mere two inches. Suddenly, ordinary household situations loom over him with lethal intensity, a playful cat becomes a demon, and a spider is a gargantuan monster. |
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| Item Description: | Title from sell sheet. Based on the novel by Richard Matheson. Originally released as a motion picture in 1957. Wide screen (1.85:1). Special features: New audio commentary with Tom Weaver and David Schecter; new program on the film's special efffects by Craig Barron and Ben Burtt; new conversation between Joe Dante and Dana Gould; Auteur on campus: Jack Arnold at Universal (Director's cut) (2021); interview from 20169 with Richard Cristian Matheson; interview with Jack Arnold from 1983; 8mm home-cinima version from 1957; trailer and teaser narrated by Orson Welles; essay by Geoffrey O'Brien. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (81 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert. |
| Format: | Blu-ray, wide screen (1.85:1); mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Ellis W. Carter; film editor, Al Joseph. |
| ISBN: | 9781681438849 1681438844 |